DR. JOHN C. MAXWELL dan sang mentor Melvin Maxwell

Mentor 1-1 (DR. John C. Maxwell)
DR. JOHN C. MAXWELL dan sang mentor Melvin Maxwell
John C. Maxwell adalah ahli masalah kepemimpinan berkebangsaan Amerika. Ia mendirikan The INJOY Group, organisasi yang dicurahkan semua sumber daya mereka untuk membantu orang-orang di seluruh dunia dalam memaksimalkan potensi pribadi mereka sebagai pemimpin. Setiap tahun, ia berbicara langsung kepada lebih dari 250.000 orang dan mempengaruhi jutaan orang lebih lewat seminar, buku dan kaset. Ia adalah penulis buku-buku best seller dan pembicara leadership kelas dunia.

Siapakah John Maxwell?
Ia adalah anak pendeta Melvin Maxwell yang bukan hanya menjadi ayah saja, tetapi juga menjadi mentor pribadi John.
John menulis tentang ayahnya, “Di atas semuanya, saya berterima kasih kepada ayah saya, Melvin Maxwell yang menjadi mentor saya sepanjang hidup saya. Saya menjadi seorang pemimpin hari ini, karena waktu-waktu yang telah diluangkan untuk mengembangkan diri saya.” Melvin Maxwel adalah seorang mentor sejati karena ia memiliki sasaran, rencana dan target jelas untuk mengembangkan anaknya menjadi pemimpin yang lebih baik. Ia seorang mentor yang efektif karena menjadikan anaknya sebagai salah satu prioritas yang tertinggi di dalam hidupnya. Ia mementor John setiap hari sejak kecil untuk belajar bagaimana bekerja sama dengan orang lain, memahami prioritas, mengembangkan diri lewat pertumbuhan pribadi dan membayar harga kepemimpinan. Ia mengajar John bagaimana berinteraksi dengan orang, berpikir dan memakai intuisi dalam mengambil keputusan.”
Mevin Maxwell adalah seorang mentor yang sukses
source: Abbalove website

John C. Maxwell quote

• John C. Maxwell quote
  “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
• “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
• “Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”
• “Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.”
• “Leadership is influence.”
• “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”
• “The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.”
• “Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.”
• “Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.”
• “Three reasons problems are inevitable; first, we live in a world of growing complexity and diversity; second, we interact with people; and third, we cannot control all the situation we face.”
  
  
  Founder: Dr. John C. Maxwell
  John Maxwell's years in local church ministry allowed him many occasions to visit missionaries and national Christian leaders around the world. John would return from those overseas trips grateful to God for these leaders and their passion for the gospel; but also frustrated - because he saw that so many of them had never had the opportunity, while in ministry service, to develop their leadership skills.
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  It was during a missions related trip in the mid 1990's that John was encouraged by an international Christian leader to take the best of his leadership materials (that he'd been teaching for years in North America) and format it to fit a global audience. From that challenge and the affirmation of others, John launched EQUIP as a non-profit global mission ministry, in 1996.
  It's John Maxwell's conviction that if the Church ever hopes to impact the next generation for Christ - and generations to come, there must be a return to the strategy of Jesus - that is, develop leaders. John often states that the purpose of Jesus coming to earth was to seek and save the lost. His public ministry lasted only three and a half years. During that time, He did not preach crusades across Asia, nor did He heal everyone he met. What He did with the greatest amount of His time was to train twelve leaders to impact the world over the next generation.
  John's vision for EQUIP is that it be continually committed to developing leaders whose potential is great but opportunities for learning leadership have been limited. He is absolutely convinced that if Christian leaders around the world are trained, resourced, and encouraged, there is no limit to what can be accomplished in fulfilling the Great Commission!
  John Maxwell is also the founder of Injoy Stewardship Services, an organization that assists local churches with capital stewardship campaigns.
  LISTEN! John C. Maxwell's interview on "The Drew Marshall Show," Canada's Most Listened to Spiritual Talkback Program
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  John C. Maxwell
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  John C. Maxwell
  Born:February 20, 1947Garden City, Michigan
  Occupation :Author & Speaker
  Nationality : American
  Influences: Dale Carnegie, James Allen
  
  John C. Maxwell (born 1947) is an American author, speaker and "leadership expert."
  Maxwell has written more than 50 books (mostly on leadership), including The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow, among others. His books have sold more than thirteen million copies, with several on the New York Times Best Seller's List and translations in over fifty languages.[1]
  Recently, it was announced that Golden State Warriors guard Baron Davis had his team read various books by Maxwell to improve their teamwork.
  
  Early years
  John C. Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan in 1947[2]. His Father, Melvin Maxwell was a minister in a local Wesleyan church[3]. John followed his father into the ministry, completing a bachelor's degree at Ohio Christian University in 1969, a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary.[4]. For over twenty-five years, John led churches in Indiana, Ohio, and California. In 1995 he left Skyline Wesleyan Church (near San Diego) to devote himself full-time to speaking and writing. He credits his leadership instincts and his early leadership training to his father Melvin.
  
  Career
  John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 13 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and INJOY Stewardship Services. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point and the National Football League. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell was named the World’s Top Leadership Guru by Leadershipgurus.net. He was also one of only 25 authors and artists named to Amazon.com’s 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. Three of his books, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader have each sold over a million copies.
  
  Personal life
  
  Indiana Wesleyan University's Maxwell Business Center
  Maxwell was influenced by the books How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and As a Man Thinketh by James Allen.[5]
  John has earned bachelor's (Ohio Christian University, 1969), master's (Azusa Pacific University, 1989), and doctoral degrees (Fuller Theological Seminary, 1993) and has also received five honorary doctorates of divinity (including ones from the California Graduate School of Theology and Liberty University).
  He lives in South Florida, with Margaret, his wife of over thirty years and enjoys spending time with his grown children and his grandchildren.
  Maxwell serves on the Board of Trustees at Indiana Wesleyan University and has a building named after him there, the Maxwell Business Center.
  
  Bibliography
  1. Leadership Gold, Thomas Nelson – March 2008
  2. Encouragement Changes Everything, Thomas Nelson - January 2008
  3. 10th Anniversary Edition 21 Laws of Leadership – revised & updated, TN September 2007
  4. Talent is Never Enough, March 2007
  5. The Difference Maker, Thomas Nelson, Sept. 2006
  6. Dare to Dream, J. Countryman, March 2006
  7. The 360° Leader, Thomas Nelson, January 2006 - 1 of Executive Book Summaries 30 Best Business Books in 2006
  8. Life@Work, Thomas Nelson, August 2005 (Co-authored with Addington & Graves)
  9. 25 Ways to Win with People (w/Les Parrott), Thomas Nelson May 2005
  10. The Choice is Yours, J. Countryman, March 2005
  11. Winning With People, Thomas Nelson, December 2004 - 1 of Executive Book Summaries 30 Best Business Books in 2005
  12. The Preacher’s Commentary, Deuteronomy, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2004 (Orig.Deuteronomy Commentary, Word, 1987)
  13. Today Matters, Warner Books, April 2004
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  15. Relationships 101, Thomas Nelson, November 2003
  16. Equipping 101, Thomas Nelson, November 2003
  17. There’s No Such Thing as “Business” Ethics, Warner Business Books, August 2003 (retitled Ethics 101 August 2005)
  18. Leadership Promises for Every Day, J Countryman, March 2003 - Fall 07 Leadership Promises for Your Work Week
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  20. Attitude 101, Thomas Nelson, January 2003
  21. Running With the Giants, Warner Books, September 2002
  22. Leadership 101, Thomas Nelson, August 2002
  23. The Maxwell Leadership Bible, Thomas Nelson, March 2002
  24. Your Road Map for Success, Thomas Nelson, March 2002 (Orig.titled: The Success Journey, Thomas Nelson, 1997)
  25. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work, J. Countryman, February 2002
  26. The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player, Thomas Nelson, January 2002
  27. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Thomas Nelson, August 2001
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  29. The Desert Experience, (contributor), Thomas Nelson, March 2001 – out of print
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  31. The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day, Thomas Nelson, September 2000
  32. Success - One Day at a Time, J. Countryman, 2000
  33. Failing Forward – Turning Your Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success, Thomas Nelson, 2000
  34. The Treasure of a Friend, J. Countryman, 1999
  35. The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, Thomas Nelson, 1999
  36. The Power of Partnership, J Countryman, 1999 - Out of Print
  37. Destiny & Deliverance, (contributor) Thomas Nelson, 1998 – out of print
  38. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 1998
  39. The Heart of Christmas (contributor), Thomas Nelson, 1998 – out of print
  40. Becoming a Person of Influence (co-author), Thomas Nelson, 1997
  41. Your Bridge to a Better Future, Thomas Nelson, 1997 – out of print
  42. Breakthrough Parenting, Focus on the Family, 1996 – out of print
  43. Living at the Next Level, Thomas Nelson, 1996 – out of print
  45. Partners in Prayer, Thomas Nelson, 1996
  46. The Power of Thinking Big, Cook Comm. 2002 - (Orig. It’s Just a Thought but It Could Change Your Life)
  47. The Power of Influence, Cook Communications August 2002 (Orig. People Power)
  48. Developing the Leaders Around You, Thomas Nelson, 1995 (Repackaged 2003)
  49. Your Family Time With God, Christian Parenting Books, 1995 – out of print
  50. The Power of Attitude, Cook Comm. (Orig. You Can't Be a Smart Cookie If You Have a Crummy Attitude)
  51. The Power of Leadership, Cook Comm. (Orig. Leadership 101)
  52. The Time Crunch (contributor), Multnomah Books, 1993 – out of print
  53. Developing the Leader Within You, Thomas Nelson, 1993 (Repackaged 2001)
  54. The Winning Attitude, Thomas Nelson, 1990 (Orig. Your Attitude: Key to Success, Here's Life Publishers, 1984)
  55. Be a People Person, Cook Communications (Originally Chariot-Victor Books, 1989)
  56. Be All You Can Be, Cook Communications (Originally Chariot-Victor Books, 1987)
  57. Tough Questions - Honest Answers, Here's Life Publishers, 1985 - out of print
  58. Think on These Things, Beacon Hill Press, 1979 - Re-released 1999, 20th Anniversary Edition
  
  

DOA dan PUASA

DOA dan PUASA

oleh: Ir. Herlianto, M.Th.
DOA dan PUASA saat ini makin populer di Indonesia, apalagi situasi krisis nasional yang belum terlihat kapan akan berhenti membuat kekuatiran manusia menjadi-jadi. Bagi manusia beriman, doa dan puasa makin belakangan ini makin banyak dipraktekkan dengan harapan Tuhan mendengar doa-doa mereka dan pendoa dilepaskan dari kemelut krisis itu.

TENTANG DOA
Majalah Newsweek pernah memuat artikel menarik hasil angket yang berjudul "Is God Listening?" (31 Maret 1997) dengan sub judul yang berbunyi "Banyak orang Amerika berdoa setiap hari sekalipun tidak ada yang tahu mengapa hanya beberapa yang dijawab." Hasil angket itu menarik untuk disimak, soalnya disebutkan disitu bahwa dalam doa-doa mereka yang disurvai, 82% menyebut mereka meminta kesehatan dan sukses, 75% meminta kekuatan, 73% berharap doa bisa menjawab kebutuhan mereka bila ingin mencari pekerjaan., dan 79% percaya Tuhan akan memberikan mujijat kesembuhan bila mereka berdoa. Jadi, kenyataannya doa-doa cenderung merupakan sarana "meminta-minta untuk diri sendiri." Benarkah doa-doa demikian?
Dari terang angket di atas kita dapat memastikan bahwa maraknya aktivitas dan gerakan Doa dan Puasa akhir-akhir ini di Indonesia akan lebih banyak berorientasi bagaimana pendoa bisa dilepaskan dari krisis yang berkepanjangan dan bagaimana usaha mereka bisa bangkit dan untuk berbisnis kembali. Lebih-lebih, dalam ajaran "kemakmuran" yang menekankan "berkat Tuhan sebagai bukti iman" tentu doa-doa yang tidak berkeputusan itu ditujukan bagaimana berkat itu bisa mengucur kembali kepada mereka dan tidak seperti kucuran pinjaman IMF yang diterima Indonesia yang sifatnya sedikit-demi-sedikit!
Menarik untuk dismak, mengapa masyarakat Kristen yang mulai gandrung kembali mengikuti persekutuan-persekutuan doa dan kemudian ibadat-ibadat doa, doa kuasa dan doa puasa sejak tahun 1960-an dan kini diperluas memasuki jaringan doa secara nasional, tetapi kekristenan malah makin dipersulit, gereja-gereja makin banyak dihancurkan dan banyak yang dibakar, dan bahkan ada bukit doa yang dihancurkan massa? Ada dua kemungkinan jawabannya, pertama adalah doa-doa itu begitu manjur sehingga banyak orang bertobat dan menjadi Kristen sehingga menimbulkan kemarahan pihak lain, dan kedua, mungkin doa-doa itu seperti angket Newsweek di atas cenderung berisi permintaan yang bersifat mencari selamat dan keuntungan diri sendiri tetapi kurang ditekankan dalam mengingatkan diri sendiri dan jemaat Kristen untuk bertobat dari segala dosa KKN dan menjadi "surat-surat Kristus" di tengah-tengah masyarakat.
Kelihatannya kemungkinan pertama tipis, karena dari banyak pengamatan diketahui bahwa pertambahan kwantitas pemeluk Kristen tidak berarti tetapi faktanya memang pertumbuhan jumlah gereja-gereja baru dan persekutuan-persekutuan meningkat luar biasa, jadi yang terjadi bukan pertumbuhan gereja tetapi perpindahan jemaat. Kemungkinan kedua memang lebih besar karena faktanya gerakan-gerakan doa cenderung dimotori oleh orang-orang yang berpandangan iman vertikalis (keselamatan pribadi) dan bahkan ekstatis yang cenderung mengejar kuasa (berjatuhan), mujizat (kesembuhan dan berkat) dan sensasi (tertawa-tawa & kesurupan) dalam kehidupan kristiani. Ini jelas terbukti dari dipopulerkannya "doa menuntut" (ajaran kemakmuran) yang cenderung narsistik isinya sedangkan doa penyadaran tentang dosa-dosa pendoa dan jemaat yang korup, kolusi dan nepotis jarang diucapkan!
Tepat seperti yang dikatakan nabi Yesaya bahwa: "Sesungguhnya, tangan TUHAN tidak kurang panjang untuk menyelamatkan, dan pendengaranNya tidak kurang tajam untuk mendengar; tetapi yang merupakan pemisah antara kamu dan Allahmu ialah segala kejahatanmu, dan yang membuat Dia menyembunyikan diri terhadap kamu, sehingga ia tidak mau mendengar, ialah segala dosamu." (Yes.59:1-2).
Tepat juga kritik Tuhan Yesus yang mengatakan: "Bukan setiap orang yang berseru kepadaKu: Tuhan, Tuhan! akan masuk ke dalam kerajaan Sorga, melainkan dia yang melakukan kehendak BapaKu yang di sorga." (Mat.7:21).
Memang tidak salah kalau doa-doa ditujukan untuk pertobatan orang lain atau suku-suku terasing, tetapi doa juga harus ditujukan untuk orang-orang yang sudah menerima firman agar mereka bertobat dan taat akan kehendak Allah yang diperintahkan dalam firmanNya. Rasul Paulus berdoa syafaat agar "doa bukan sekedar untuk mengenal Tuhan tetapi supaya kita berakar dan berdasar di dalam kasih." (Efs.1:15dst.;3:14dst.), rasul Yakobus mengingatkan bahwa "doa adalah salah kalau meminta untuk memuaskan diri" (Yak,4:3), rasul Petrus mengemukakan doa harus ditujukan untuk "hidup dalam kasih dan menjauhi dosa." (I-Pet.4:7-8), dan rasul Yohanes mengingatkan bahwa "doa kita hanya dikabulkan bila meminta sesuai dengan kehendak Tuhan." (I-Yoh.5:14).
Tuhan Yesus memberikan contoh "doa Bapa Kami" yang terkenal itu (Mat.6:9-13) yang berisi:
Pertama, pujian akan kekudusan Tuhan, Kedua, permohonan agar kerajaannya (dengan umat yang taat) dan kehendakNya (untuk ditaati) berlaku di bumi ini. Ketiga, permintaan akan berkat makanan yang secukupnya (bukan berkelebihan) dan agar kita diampuni dosanya (bertobat) dan agar kita mengampuni orang yang bersalah kepada kita (kasih). Keempat, permintaan agar dilepaskan dari pencobaan (seperti godaan harta, band. Mat.6:19-21) dan kejahatan (seperti KKN tentunya). Kelima, pujian akan kuasa dan kemuliaan Tuhan.
Dari terang pembahasan di atas, jelas doa-doa tidak akan ada artinya dan tidak akan didengar Tuhan bila pendoa masih korupsi, kolusi maupun nepotis, dan tidak melakukan kehendak Allah melainkan masih melakukan dosa-dosa pribadi maupun sosial lainnya.
TENTANG PUASA
Agar doa-doa lebih mantab dan berkhasiat banyak orang cenderung berdoa dengan puasa atau melakukan "doa puasa", tetapi dengarkanlah suara nabi Yesaya mengkritik doa puasa yang hanya bersifat ritual dan lahiriah:
"Berpuasa yang Kukehendaki, ialah supaya engkau membuka belenggu-belenggu kelaliman, dan melepaskan tali-tali kuk, supaya engkau memerdekakan orang yang teraniaya dan mematahkan setiap kuk, supaya engkau memecah-mecah roti bagi orang yang lapar dan membawa kerumahmu orang miskin yang tidak punya rumah, dan apabila engkau melihat orang telanjang, supaya engkau memberi dia pakaian dan tidak menyembunyikan diri terhadap saudaramu sendiri!" (Yes.58:6-7)
Jadi umat beriman tidak ada artinya kalau melakukan puasa secara lahir tetapi tidak mengasihi sesamanya, dengan kata lain tidak ada artinya berpuasa kalau ia tidak menolong sesamanya yang lapar, miskin dan telanjang. Tidak ada artinya doa puasa seorang pengembang Kristen bila ia menggusur rumah-rumah orang miskin, tidak ada artinya dan doa puasa seorang pengusaha selama ia masih menggaji buruhnya dibawah standar atau pabriknya membuang air limbahnya disungai yang mengotori tambak hidup orang lain, demikian juga tidak ada artinya doa-puasa para pengusaha yang merengut dengan berhektar-hektar lahan petani untuk bergembira ria bermain golf.
Masa kini doa-doa dan doa-doa puasa sudah dijadikan hajat nasional oleh banyak orang Kristen dan tidak sedikit sumbangan dana para konglomerat masuk dalam usaha-usaha doa dan doa-puasa demikian. Sudah tiba saatnya dalam era reformasi nasional di tanah air ini, kita meningkatkan doa-doa dan doa-puasa menjadi langkah praktis untuk juga mentobatkan para konglomerat (termasuk donor) dan mengingatkan agar mereka lepas dari yang jahat yang merupakan praktek-praktek KKN masa lalu yang tidak sesuai dengan kehendak Tuhan. Sudah tiba saatnya jemaat, pendeta dan gereja mengingatkan diri sendiri dan gerejanya untuk kembali dengar-dengaran akan kehendak Allah dan melakukannya dalam kehidupan kita sehari-hari dalam kasih, kebenaran dan keadilan, karena itulah doa-doa dan doa-puasa yang sebenarnya!
Amin!

Indri Gautama,Woman Blazes Trail for Churches in Indonesia

How One Woman Challenged Asian CulturePeople criticized Indri Gautama for daring to be a pastor. Today she is one of Indonesia’s most innovative leaders. By J. Lee GradyIf you walk past Indri Gautama in one of Jakarta, Indonesia's trendy shopping malls you might be tempted to think she is an investment banker or the president of a multinational corporation. Usually dressed in tailored suits, and never without her cell phone, the petite Chinese woman scurries from one meeting to another. She is constantly sending text messages to her office and talking in rapid-fire Indonesian to the dozens of people who work for her.

But Gautama is not a banker or a businesswoman, at least not in the strict definition of the word. She is the newest breed of Christian minister in Indonesia, one who possesses not only biblical knowledge and godly character but also plenty of marketplace savvy.
Those who know her best call her "Apostle Indri." She is comfortable with the title because she has planted a thriving church movement in the heart of the world's largest Muslim nation—a country that is not famous for its female leaders. She got her start in ministry by preaching to the residents of some of Indonesia's most remote, poverty-stricken islands.
Gautama dared to challenge the system, and her courage has opened up a way for many younger leaders to follow.

"The men here looked down on me. Their attitude was, 'Let's see how long she is going to last,'" says Gautama, who is 49. "They thought I was too tough to be a pastor!"
Those who knew Gautama as a girl would never have expected her to be a Christian, much less a minister. But God had a plan.

OUT OF DARKNESSShe was raised in a wealthy family in Indonesia, and her parents practiced ancestor worship. Her father's focus was always on money. Her mother had originally planned to abort her. When Indri was 10, her mom took her to Chinese temples to obtain healing from her frequent childhood ailments.
The sickness and dysfunction in her home made her a very angry girl. "I was taught that money was everything," she says of her past. "I didn't know anything about Christianity. I didn't value God or people. "
Much of her young-adult life was wasted. After graduating from college in Australia she moved in with a Middle Eastern man in Honolulu and spent much of her time in discos. During that rough period of her life she had seven abortions.

Yet in 1984, after returning to Jakarta, she heard the gospel and had what she calls a Damascus road experience. Her "first Bible," she says, was a video of a Benny Hinn crusade.
Then, in 1988, she finally gave her life to Jesus Christ and was baptized in the Holy Spirit while visiting a dying AIDS patient in a Jakarta hospital. After she commanded a demon to leave the young man, a bolt of heavenly electricity seemed to shake the room.

"The doctors who checked on that man later said he had no trace of HIV in his body, and he gained 80 pounds in one night," Gautama says of the incident. It was the first of a long string of miracles that would lead this woman to become one of Indonesia's most prominent ministers.
STARTING AT THE BOTTOMDon't be fooled by Gautama's executive image. Despite her penchant for nice suits and designer handbags, she is not a Christian diva. She cut her teeth in the ministry by giving her life for the poor. Early in her ministry she learned the importance of giving in order to break the cycle of financial lack.

In 1993, at age 36, she sold her passport business and a stuffed toy factory she owned and gave away her other businesses. She became an itinerant evangelist to the people living on the island of Sulawesi—and then to other dangerous areas where Muslims often burn churches. She lived among the natives, ate their simple food and challenged nominal Christians to repent of their spiritual lukewarmness.

"I was like John the Baptist," she says. "They called me 'the bulldozer.'"
Indeed, there is plenty of prophetic power in this small woman. Her gruff voice, which often sounds strained because she preaches so many sermons a week, gets people's attention quickly. She grabbed even more attention when she began a church in Jakarta in 2002 with seven people.
Part of the fire in Gautama's bones is a deep hatred of poverty. She abhors the fact that Indonesia is one of the richest nations in the world in terms of natural resources, yet many of its people barely eke out an existence because of ignorance and idolatry.
Gautama decided she would be part of the long-term solution to turning her nation around. And she started by reaching young people.

Apostolic Generation Church opened officially in 2003 after a divinely orchestrated meeting with Naomi Dowdy, an American missionary living in Singapore. Dowdy had successfully grown a 5,000-member church in another male-dominated culture, and she is known as an apostle among independent charismatic ministers worldwide.

When Gautama founded her congregation she had little training and no support from male pastors in the city, so she asked Dowdy to mentor her, both in her personal life and in church growth strategy. The result: Apostolic Generation Church now has grown to 1,800 members, with seven full-time staff and 50 care cell pastors and other volunteers. In addition, the church recently broke ground to build an impressive downtown office complex that should be completed in 2008.

Known as Kuningan Place, it will feature apartments, offices, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a day care center and a parking garage housed in four skyscrapers, the tallest of which is 30 stories. Members of Gautama's church sold the complex's apartments in two months so that construction could begin. A prominent Australian architect designed the sleek buildings, which will dazzle Jakarta's financial district with their steel and green glass.
"It has been so exciting," Gautama says of the project—which has caught the attention of church leaders who once criticized her. Today, some of them have come to her for advice on how to grow their own churches.
Adds Gautama: "It has been scary at times because we are walking on water, but our faith in God will not be shaken. So we run and make huge leaps of faith."
MAKING DISCIPLESGautama's ministry is guided by the principle of mentoring. She believes that to build strong churches she must pour her life into those she is training. But she also knows she must learn from those who have successfully accomplished what she aspires to do. That's why she looks to Dowdy as a spiritual mother.
"Naomi is the best, most emotionally stable and highly committed woman of God and lady apostle I have ever met in my Christian walk," Gautama says of her friend and role model, noting that the mentoring relationship has provided her with "a safety net" of accountability.
Meanwhile, Dowdy and other American church leaders see Gautama as a model for younger leaders who will have an impact on the 21st century church.
"Indri is setting a trend for this generation," Dowdy says. "She is willing to change and willing to become all that God calls her to be—which involves taking risks, receiving criticism but not being reactionary. Because she is so gracious she has been able to win over many of her former critics."
American minister Barbara Wentroble, who founded her own apostolic network in Dallas recently, has preached in Gautama's church and participated in conferences with her. "Indri is so bold and is such a risk-taker, even though she is coming out of a culture where women are oppressed. The culture has not held her down," Wentroble says.
When you ask Gautama to describe her vision, she talks rapidly and with passion—just as she does in the pulpit at her church. "The members of my church know that they are called to be His transforming agents," she says. "We are to win, nurture and disciple souls and develop them to be apostolic leaders so that we can advance the kingdom of God."
But Gautama is not just talk. She works hard (so hard, in fact, that she has not yet found time to marry) and her staff puts in long hours to carry out the church's vision.
Once a week Gautama hosts in her home a special care cell for 80 children and teenagers. The meeting lasts almost all day, and provides Gautama a chance to personally disciple those who will carry her vision years after she is gone.
"One 15-year-old boy is leading our junior youth care cell, and he recently led a 12-year-old girl to the Lord," Gautama says. "That girl was a test-tube baby and was on drugs and suicidal. Today she is being discipled."
And that will be Indri Gautama's legacy. One way or another, this courageous pioneer will make sure that thousands of young Indonesians not only hear the gospel but are also trained to transform Indonesia for Christ.
J. Lee Grady is editor of Charisma. He visited Indri Gautama in Jakarta in February and interviewed her again in June.

This article appeared in the Dec/Jan 2006 issue.

Indri Gautama is building an apartment and office complex that will also house her church’s



-->In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, Indri Gautama is setting a new standard. In a country not famous for female leaders, this business-savvy Chinese woman leads a fast-growing charismatic congregation in Jakarta, where she is also building one of the most impressive church facilities in this nation of 242 million people.
Those who know her best call her "Apostle Indri." She is comfortable with the title because she has planted a thriving Christian movement. "The men here looked down on me. Their attitude was, 'Let's see how long she is going to last,'" said Gautama, 49.
Those who knew her as a girl would never have expected Gautama to be a Christian, much less a minister. She was raised in a wealthy family in Indonesia, and her parents practiced ancestor worship. Her father's focus was always on money. Her mother had planned to abort her.
After graduating from college in Australia, Gautama moved in with a Middle Eastern man in Honolulu and spent much of her time in discos. Yet after returning to Jakarta, she accepted Christ in 1988 and was baptized in the Holy Spirit.
In 1993 she sold her passport business and a stuffed-toy factory she owned and gave away her other businesses. She became an itinerant evangelist to the people living on the island of Sulawesi—and to other dangerous areas where Muslims often burn churches. She lived among the natives, ate their simple food and challenged nominal Christians to repent of being spiritually lukewarm.
"I was like John the Baptist," she told Charisma. "They called me 'The Bulldozer.'" This small woman grabbed lots of attention when she began a church in Jakarta in 2002 with seven people. Apostolic Generation Church opened officially the next year, after Gautama met Naomi Dowdy, an American missionary living in Singapore. Dowdy had successfully grown a 5,000-member church in another male-dominated culture, and she is known as an apostle among independent charismatic ministers worldwide.
When Gautama founded her church she had little training and no support from male pastors in the city, so she asked Dowdy to mentor her. Since then Apostolic Generation Church has grown to 1,800 members, with seven full-time staff and 50 care-cell pastors and other volunteers. In addition, the church recently broke ground on an impressive downtown office complex that should be completed in 2008.
Known as Kuningan Place, it will feature apartments, offices, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a day care center and a parking garage housed in four skyscrapers, the tallest of which is 30 stories. Members of Gautama's church sold the complex's apartments in two months so construction could begin. "It has been scary at times because we are walking on water," Gautama said of the project.
Her efforts have caught the attention of church leaders who once criticized her. Some have even sought her advice on how to grow their own churches. "Our faith in God will not be shaken. So we run and make huge leaps of faith," she said.
Part of what fuels Gautama's fire is her hatred of poverty. She abhors the fact that Indonesia is rich in natural resources, yet many of its people barely eke out an existence because of ignorance and idolatry. Her dream is to change the nation by teaching Christians to give financially while working for transformation.
"The members of my church know that they are called to be His transforming agents," Gautama said. "We are to win, nurture and disciple souls and develop them to be apostolic leaders so that we can advance the kingdom of God." That may be Gautama's legacy. One way or another, this ministry pioneer is determined to make sure that thousands of young Indonesians not only hear the gospel but also are trained to transform Indonesia for Christ.J. Lee Grady

Megachurches in Singapore

Megachurches in Singapore
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Currently, there are a total of 598 registered churches in Singapore. Throughout the 1980s as the Charismatic Movement hit Singapore, a new wave of large charismatic churches were birthed. Victory Family Centre (fomerly Calvary Charismatic Centre), under Rev. Dr Rick Seaward, became the first church to exceed 4,000 in membership. In the early 1990s, Trinity Christian Centre, under Apostle Naomi Dowdy, became the first church to exceed 5,000 in membership. Then in 1996, Faith Community Baptist Church, under Apostle Lawrence Khong, grew to more than 6,000 members. FCBC continued to grow to some 10,000 members by 2001. This was followed by City Harvest Church under Rev Dr Kong Hee, which became the first church to exceed 12,000 in 2002. City Harvest Church has been the largest church in Singapore since, with a membership exceeding 23,000 by 2007. In recent years, 2 other charismatic churches are experiencing phenomenal growth each. The first being New Creation Church under Rev Joseph Prince, which grew rapidly from 3,000 to 15,000 in 10 years. The other is Lighthouse Evangelism under Rev Rony Tan, which has a current membership of 12,000. Here's a list of the Top 10 megachurches in Singapore in 2007.


Top 10 Independant Megachurches 2007
1. City Harvest Church (Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr Kong Hee)

Membership: 23,000

2. New Creation Church (Senior Pastor: Pastor. Joseph Prince)

Membership: 16,000

3. Lighthouse Evangelism (Singapore) (Senior Pastor: Rev. Rony Tan)

Membership: 12,000

4. Faith Community Baptist Church (Senior Pastor: Apostle Lawrence Khong)

Membership: 10,000

5. Victory Family Centre (Senior Pastor: Pastor Danny Han / Apostolic Overseer: Rev Dr. Rick Seaward)

Membership: 6,000

6. Trinity Christian Centre (Senior Pastor: Apostle Dominic Yeo)

Membership: 5,500

7. Church of Our Saviour, Singapore (Senior Pastor: Rev. Derek Hong)

Membership: 4,000

7. Church of Singapore (Founding Elder: Brother Goh Ewe Kheng)

Membership: 4,000

7. Grace Assembly of God (Senior Pastor: Rev. Dr David Lim)

Membership: 4,000

10. Covenant Evangelical Free Church (Senior Pastor: Rev. Edmund Chan)

Membership: 3,200


Other Prominent Churches in Singapore
There are many other prominent churches in Singapore, with membership ranging from 1,000-3,000 each. Below is a list of some of these churches.

Cornerstone Community Church (Senior Pastor: Rev Yang Tuck Yoong)

Riverlife Church (Senior Pastor: Rev Vincent Lun)

Bethesda Cathedral (Senior Pastor: Rev Tay Cheng Kee)

Living Sanctuary Brethren Church (Senior Pastor: Rev Lawrence Chua)

Church of Praise (Senior Pastor: Rev Pang Yan Leng/Rev Pang Yan Cher)

Elim Church Singapore (Senior Pastor: Rev Glen Lim)

Agape Baptist Church (Senior Pastor: Rev Guna Raman)

Hope Church Singapore (Senior Pastor: Rev Ben KC Lee)

KONG HEE, Pendeta Besar Yang Juga Sukses Berbisnis

KONG HEE, Pendeta Besar Yang Juga Sukses Berbisnis
Kong Hee, Seorang Pendiri Gereja
Kong Hee menerima Yesus sebagai Tuhan dan Juruselamatnya pada tahun 1975. Setelah pertobatannya, Kong menghadiri pertemuan kecil di Gereja Anglican selama 13 tahun. Setelah lulus dan meraih gelar sarjana komputer dari Universitas National di Singapura, dan setelah sempat bekerja di Gereja Anglican, Kong berencana memulai pelayanannya di Filipina. Ketika itu itulah ia merasa Tuhan menggerakkan hatinya untuk memulai gereja di daerah pinggiran Singapura. Pada tanggal 7 Mei 1989, Gereja City Harvest didirikan dan terdiri dari 20 orang anak muda.
Kini, gereja Khong Hee termasuk gereja yang unik di kawasan Asia karena beberapa alasan berikut ini:
1. Dengan jemaat yang berjumlah 23.000 orang, gereja yang dibangun Kong Hee adalah gereja terbesar kedua di kawasan Asia.
2. Seluruh dinding komplek gedung gereja yang dilapisi titanium dan yang dibangun di bawah tanah itu berharga senilai 28 juta dollar dan telah dibayar dengan lunas.
3. Gaya penyembahan dan pelayanan gereja yang ada di gereja Kong Hee termasuk yang paling kontemporer dan progresif di seluruh dunia.
4. Dengan tingkat pertumbuhan melahirkan 1 gereja setiap 3 bulannya, CHC adalah sebuah gereja misi.
5. Memiliki Sekolah Pendalaman Alkitab jangka pendek yang tersebar luas di seluruh kawasan Asia Tenggara, dan memiliki 10 cabang sekolah di kawasan Timur Jauh, pemuridan menjadi jantung kegiatan CHC.
6. Karena penekanannya untuk menjangkau jiwa, pikiran dan keberadaan anak-anak muda, Konferensi Emerge CHC di seluruh kawasan Asia menarik puluhan ribu anak muda sejak tahun 2004.
7. Motto CHC yaitu kristos kai kosmos, yaitu membawa Kristus ke lingkungan pekerjaan dan kebudayaan masyarakat yang kontemporer dengan cara yang relevan.
Kong Hee, Seorang Pelayan Kemanusiaan
Tahun 1995, Kong merasakan panggilan Tuhan untuk membangun sebuah "Gereja Tanpa Tembok," untuk membawa kasih Kristus keluar dan melintasi keempat pilar gereja dengan cara yang penuh belas kasihan dan praktis. Sejak itu, etos hidup Kong yaitu "menemukan kebutuhan dan memenuhi kebutuhan itu, mencari orang terluka dan menyembuhkannya."
Pada tahun 1997, Asosiasi Pelayanan Komunitas City Harvest didirikan untuk menjangkau orang-orang yang kurang beruntung, tanpa memandang suku, bahasa atau agama. CHCSA memulihkan 17.000 kowa di Singapore setiap tahunnya, sementara membangun dan mengelola banyak sekolah, pusat-pusat kesehatan dan panti-panti asuhan di daerah-daerah kumuh di kawasan Asia Tenggara.

Sebagai orang yang paling dikenal dan orang yang paling sering dicari di kalangan pembicara internasional, Kong menerima ratusan undangan setiap tahunnya untuk mengajar di berbagai universitas, perusahaan-perusahaan, gereja-gereja, dan konferensi-konferensi di seluruh dunia. Sampai detik ini, lebih dari 1 juta orang telah menghadiri seminar-seminarnya, sementara itu tidak terhitung orang-orang di kawasan Asia yang telah mendengarkan kotbahnya melalui siaran televisi mingguan berdurasi 30 menit, "Harvest Time". Kong telah berbicara di negara-negara ini: Armenia, Australia, Canada, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jepang, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua, Filipina, Rusia, Singapore, Afrika Selatan, Korea Selatan, Swedia, Taiwan, USA, Ukraine, dan Vietnam.

Kong, Seorang Pengusaha
Kong dan istrinya adalah juga pemilik dari 4 outlet fashion. Adapun lokasi outlet-outlet milik Kong tersebar di sepanjang Jalan Orchard sampai ke Pelabuhan Marina, yang merupakan jalur belanja utama di Singapore. Sebagai seorang pemilik usaha, Kong tidak pernah menerima gaji lagi dari CHC sejak tahun 2005. Mereka berdua melayani gereja dan kegiatan-kegiatan masyarakat sebagai sukarelawan, seperti juga orang-orang lainnya yang menjadi anggota dari organisasi-organisasi non-profit.

Sumber: berbagai sumber

Reverend Doctor Kong Hee

Kong Hee
Reverend Doctor Kong Hee (born August 23, 1964) is the founder and senior pastor (Honorary/Volunteer) of City Harvest Church Singapore. Kong is known throughout Singapore and Asia as a religious teacher based in the Charismatic Movement, preaching on promoting character and Charismatic Christianity. As a young man, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore, and thereafter went on to obtain his Master of Divinity in 1991 and Doctor of Theology in 1995.
Kong sits on the executive committee of the National Council of Churches of Singapore and is the current chairman of the Festival of Praise Singapore. In 1992 he founded City Harvest Education Centre. Together with his wife, Ho Yeow Sun, a professional singer and recording artiste with a career based in United States and Taiwan, he is attempting to train people with the purpose of creating strong local churches everywhere in Asia. City Harvest Bible Training Center was born in 1994 to serve this purpose.

In January 2005, Kong's wife gave birth to a son, whom they named Dayan Kong Yi after Moshe Dayan, Israel's defence minister during the Six-Day War and architect of the Camp David Accords. From 1 November 2005, Kong was taken off City Harvest Church's payroll indefinitely to help to raise funds for their new building project. He is now officially a pastor on honorary and volunteer basis

Ho Yeow Sun (何耀珊 Mandarin He Yao Sun) wife of Rev. Kong Hee is a popular secular Chinese pop music singer as well as a top international dance, She is the , the Founder - Senior Pastor (Honorary/Volunteer) of City Harvest Church. She is a professional counselor, and frequently offers counseling over radio and magazines in China, Taiwan and Singapore. She is also the Founder of City Harvest Community Services Association. Since her career as a pop artiste, Ho has actively been involved in raising funds for various charitable organizations.

City Harvest Church
City Harvest is also the name of a New York City-based non-profit food rescue organization which is not affiliated with the churches. City Harvest (Chinese: 城市丰收教会) is a foundation of churches based in Singapore, focusing on Christian missions to the youth, the elderly, the physically challenged, families and the business community. Currently, it is one of the three "megachurches" in Singapore; the others being New Creation Church and Faith Community Baptist Church.
Profile City Harvest Church was founded by Kong Hee with twenty other people in 1989. Within sixteen years it has grown to a membership of more than 20,000. Today, it is the largest youth Christian organisation, with 55% of its members below the age of 25 years. It is the largest church in Singapore right now.
It is also noted that 80% of members are first time converts. The church has evangelists such as Ulf Ekman, John Avanzini, Benny Hinn, Richard Roberts etc. City Harvest became the first church in the world to be awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification. In 2004, the church’s webcast of its services reached approximately 578,560 viewers from 131 countries, or 11,126 viewers per weekend.

Church building. The church building, eight-storey complex with four underground levels cost S$48 million. Every weekend, the church hires 286 buses to make 1,842 stops and ferry its members. However, Church has moved its weekend English services to Singapore Expo Hall 8.
City Harvest Bible Training Center has 1,000 graduates from more than 30 countries.City Harvest Community Services Association also maintains a welfare organization which in a year provides more than 14,000 Singapore residents of various races and religions with counselling and financial aid. City Harvest Education Centre (CHEC) help effective and affordable education for GCE 'N' and 'O' level examinations.
Criticism Critics allege that the church spends extravagantly in various ways, such as the titanium cladding around the building.

City Harvest Church
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CHC Jurong West building
City Harvest Church (simplified Chinese: 城市丰收教会) or "CHC" is one of the megachurches in Singapore.[1] that serves as the spiritual resource center for related churches based in Asia. It has been described by Charisma as "one of the largest congregations in Asia."[2]
City Harvest Church is the largest church in Singapore, with a combined total of over 23 000 members. This makes the church the 2nd largest church in Asia. The church's highest record attendance has gone beyond 51,000 during City Harvest's Christmas Celebration services in 2007. The church is a full member of the National Council of Churches in Singapore, Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore, and Festival of Praise Fellowship. CHC is a multi-site church with multiple, multi-lingual weekend services at two campuses, Jurong West and Singapore Expo Hall 8. The values of CHC are based on the Charismatic and Pentecostal teachings, with doctrinal emphases on the Great Commandment, the Great Commission and the Cultural Mandate. There are 24 different nationalities represented among its congregation.
In Singapore, CHC has spawned religious agencies such as a Bible school, a community service association, an education center, a Christian television department, a performing arts school, and a marketplace ministry for businesspeople. Overseas, CHC has active relationships with churches and Bible schools in Asia, conducting joint conferences and seminars with them annually.
Contents[hide]
1 Mission Statement
2 History
3 Staff
4 Weekly Services
5 Affiliated organisations
6 Culture
6.1 Cell groups
6.2 Missions
6.3 Recordings and Stage Productions
6.4 Broadcasting
6.5 Publications [22]
7 Awards [24]
8 Emerge Conference
9 Church Building
10 References
11 See also
12 External links
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Mission Statement
The church's mission statement is: "To build a church with a strong spiritual atmosphere of faith and purity, where every member is released into ministry, discipled in the great commandment to obey the great commission."[3]
Together with its Mission Statement, City Harvest Church has 17 Statements of Faith[3], which form the basis of its teachings to the congregation and the foundation of its various ministries.

History
City Harvest Chuch was founded by Kong Hee with 20 people on May 7, 1989. During the early years, CHC met at various venues such as Katong Park Hotel, NTUC Auditorium, Ministry of Environment Building, National Productivity Board Auditorium, Hotel Grand Central, Orchard Hotel, World Trade Center, and the Westin Hotel.
On June 4, 1995, CHC leased the former Hollywood Theater at Tanjong Katong Road and met there for six years. On December 15, 2001, the church moved to its permanent 2,300-seater venue at Jurong West Street 91. On December 11, 2005, the church rented another worship site at Singapore Expo Hall 8 to accommodate its growing congregation. From December 2, 2007, CHC holds an additional English service on both Saturdays and Sundays in Jurong West premises, increasing the amount of English services to 4.
On April 29, 2004, City Harvest was awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification for quality management and process management[4][5]
City Harvest Church currently has 23,000 attendees in its weekend services.[6] 55% of its members are below the age of 25 years.[7] The church has 36 volunteer ministries for its members to participate in.

Staff
The church has 12 pastors, with five of them ordained as Reverends. The church employs 127 full-time staff at two locations: its Jurong West premises and its administrative office at Suntec City.[8]

Weekly Services
The church holds different weekly services in English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, and Indonesian. It also has weekly services for children and the mentally challenged. [9]

Affiliated organisations
City Harvest Bible Training Center [10]
City Harvest Bible Training Center (CHBTC) was started in 1994 with the purpose of training up pastors, missionaries and church workers for the establishing of local churches in Asia. It offers a five-month, full-time program in Advanced Certificate of Theology jointly with Oral Roberts University. In the past 12 years, more than 2,000 graduates from more than 30 countries have graduated from its courses. [11]
CHBTC Mission Statement: City Harvest Bible Training Center is committed to offering theological and practical training courses of high quality, comparable to internationally-recognized standards, so as to equip students in doctrinal and practical aspects of church ministry. For every course program we offer, we seek to understand and meet the requirements of students' needs and to inspire, impact and maximise the potential of each and every student.
City Harvest Community Services Association [12]
City Harvest Community Services Association (CHCSA) currently employs 7 full-time staff and was registered with the Registry of Societies (ROS 162/97 WEL) on August 16, 1997. It received full membership with the National Council of Social Service on January 7, 2000. The President of CHCSA is Derek John Dunn. On April 29, 2004, CHCSA attained the ISO 9001:2000 certification. For 2005, CHCSA helped 16,624 service users, out of which 5,860 of them were assisted on a regular basis. [13]
City Harvest Education Centre [14]
Co-funded by the MCYS (Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports)[15], Singapore, City Harvest Education Centre (CHEC) has been registered with the Ministry of Education since 2002. The purpose of CHEC is "to provide effective and affordable education to private candidates taking the GCE 'N' and 'O' level examinations." In 2006, CHEC's students make up about 7% of all private candidates in Singapore taking O Level Examinations. CHEC is also the first school in Singapore to be offering Dance as a GCE 'O' Level subject. CHEC is especially noted for employing unconventional teaching styles to aid students who did not fare well in mainstream schools[16], as well as Singapore's youngest school principal[17].
O School [18]
O School, a performing arts center, is a "social enterprise" supported by MCYS ComCare Enterprise Fund ([1]). A social enterprise is a sustainable business with a social mission, where business is used to serve its social cause. O School was started with three social objectives in mind:
To generate funds for City Harvest Education Centre as bursaries for lower-income students.
To use dance as a befriending tool to reach out to youths-at-risk.
To provide training and employment placement for youths.

Culture

Cell groups
Cell group (CG) is a major part of the church's ministry to its members. The CG meeting is a time where members meet in smaller groups for worship, prayers and Bible studies. The meetings are usually held once a week, on a day decided by the CG leader, and its locations can be found throughout Singapore. Currently there are 600 CG leaders with some running more than two CGs. CG leaders are mostly lay members of the church who have gone through the church's discipleship and leadership training.
Accordingly to CHC's Senior Pastor, as the Church grows larger in numbers, "Cell groups provide the optimum context for effective discipleship"[19], where members can still forge close relationships with fellow Christians in a much smaller setting.

Missions
CHC has 50 affiliate churches and Bible schools in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. In 2005, CHC sent out a total of 292 mission teams to help Christian agencies overseas.

Recordings and Stage Productions
Like most Charismatic churches, CHC uses contemporary music and settings for praise and worship, with a choir in an environment similar to a rock concert with the related musical instruments. It has also a strong drama team for its stage productions.
1994 : Against All Odds (CD Album)
1995 : Remember Us (CD Album)
1996 : Life (CD Album)
2000 : Future (CD Album)
2001 : Angel—"The Story Of Singapore" (Stage Production)
2002 : Megastar.com (Stage Production)
2005 : Mid-Autumn's Love (Stage Production)
2005 : Cross (CD Album, DVD)[20]
2006 : Emerge (DVD)
2006 : Glory (DVD)
2007 : First Vol. I (Chinese DVD)
2007 : First Vol. II (Chinese DVD)
2007 : Destiny (CD Singles)
2007 : Breakaway (CD Album)

Broadcasting
In 2004, the church’s webcast of its services reached approximately 578,560 viewers from 131 countries, or 11,126 viewers per weekend. The church also has a 30-minute television broadcast program called "Harvest Time," which is broadcast on 13 Cable Television Networks and satellites, with a potential viewership of about 637 million. Harvest Time is available in its original English language or Chinese translation, depending on the broadcast station.[21]

Publications [22]
The church publishes a magazine quarterly called Harvest Times (founded in 1999).[23] It has a readership of 60,000
In 2006, a Chinese version of Harvest Times - Chinese Harvest Times was started and has a readership of close to 45,000

Awards [24]
2002 : 3rd Annual Intelligent20 Award [25]
2004 : ISO 9001:2000 Certification [4] [5]
2005 : Hitwise Award - Ranked #1 in the category: Lifestyle - Religion for most visited website
2006 : Hitwise Award - Ranked #1 in the category: Lifestyle - Religion for most visited website[26]

Emerge Conference
City Harvest Church is the organizer of Emerge, an annual four-day youth conference. In 2007, 8,830 youth leaders and delegates from a total of 16 nations attended the event. CHC also co-hosts Emerge conferences in Malaysia and Taiwan every year. There are 61 competitions including Spelling Bee, Math Olympaid, Word Power, Singing Contest, Preaching Challenge, Blog Design, Short Film, Make-up & Costume Design, Extreme Sports, etc. The May 31 opening night of the Singapore Emerge 2007 was broadcasted "live" on GOD TV to 122 million homes in more than 200 nations and territories.[27]

Church Building
The church building located at Jurong West Street 91 was completed in 2002. Construction of the building cost S$48 million (US$26.6 million) and seats up to 2,300 attendees. [28]
It is the first titanium-clad building in Asia and is modeled after the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Special limestone for part of the building was imported from Europe. The front of the building has a world class fountain wall which is lit up at night. There are more than 200 parking lots within the building.
The lounge area on the first floor has plasma television monitors built into the walls featuring the local television programming or video recordings of past church services. There is a café, a rooftop garden, a children’s playground and wading pool, a baptism pool, and even a small putting green for golf enthusiasts. Cool Mist fans blast out moist air over the entire rooftop area to ward off the daytime heat. The bathroom facilities were designed by French designer Philippe Starck.
The auditorium (which is underground) covers 1,700 square meters and is totally column-free. There are two artist make-up rooms directly behind the stage. The stage was created by Dan Hess, a designer who formerly worked with Christie’s Auction House in New York. It features a bright LED screen.
On December 15, 2005, CHC began renting Hall 8 of Singapore Expo as an additional worship venue with a seating configuration that accommodates a maximum of 8,100 attendees.

[edit] References
^ "West Meet East", MinistriesToday (no. January,February): Pg:32-33, 2004
^ Why Isn't the American church growing?. Charisma Magazine. Retrieved on May 29, 2007.
^ a b Statement of Faith. City Harvest Church. Retrieved on May 29, 2007.
^ a b Cheok Soh Hui. "Harvest Times-City Harvest Church:PSB ISO 90012000", The Straits Times, June 30, 2004.